hello,
i was at the beach in Panama, and after taking some fantastic island pictures i landed my MAVIC 2 on the beach to get it back...great idea i know but there were not any flat space around to land it other than that small portion of beach...it was right at the moment when a small wave covered the beach
by the time i ran to pick the drone some sea water (and also a bit of sand) had already covered the drone up to the battery...i spent the following 2 hours to shake it , try to dry it by exposing it under the sun etc...up to no avail !
Now it's been 2 weeks and the drone still does not turn on : when i put a battery (fully charged), the battery would switch on briefly but that won't switch on the drone...tried with other batteries and same results.
i guess it's probably the ESC (Electronic Speed Controller) which is burnt unfortunately (even if water only touched the drone for like 20 seconds)...
i called a DJI official repair shop in Paris and they told me they won't repair if the drone has been in cpntact with water (instructions from DJI they said).
Anyone can repair drones here ? i remember there was a guy who was very active on the forum (was living inthe States i think).
i am so pissed, have been a regular drone flyer since 2016 and in the past 4 years, never had a crash...so such very stupid mistake is really making me feel bad
and funny thing is , i always read here and there some people stating their drone was in water for some hours or some days and they put it in rice and the drone resumed flying like nothing happened.
Then mine was in touch with water just briefly and dead !!!
i was at the beach in Panama, and after taking some fantastic island pictures i landed my MAVIC 2 on the beach to get it back...great idea i know but there were not any flat space around to land it other than that small portion of beach...it was right at the moment when a small wave covered the beach
by the time i ran to pick the drone some sea water (and also a bit of sand) had already covered the drone up to the battery...i spent the following 2 hours to shake it , try to dry it by exposing it under the sun etc...up to no avail !
Now it's been 2 weeks and the drone still does not turn on : when i put a battery (fully charged), the battery would switch on briefly but that won't switch on the drone...tried with other batteries and same results.
i guess it's probably the ESC (Electronic Speed Controller) which is burnt unfortunately (even if water only touched the drone for like 20 seconds)...
i called a DJI official repair shop in Paris and they told me they won't repair if the drone has been in cpntact with water (instructions from DJI they said).
Anyone can repair drones here ? i remember there was a guy who was very active on the forum (was living inthe States i think).
i am so pissed, have been a regular drone flyer since 2016 and in the past 4 years, never had a crash...so such very stupid mistake is really making me feel bad
and funny thing is , i always read here and there some people stating their drone was in water for some hours or some days and they put it in rice and the drone resumed flying like nothing happened.
Then mine was in touch with water just briefly and dead !!!
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